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I do not have access to the original source
material, but where I have found a document quoted I have transcribed it
as faithfully as possible and have avoided changes to format, spelling,
etc.. I have used the most complete document available. In general these
documents are actually extracts from the original. Where I, or someone
else, has added an explanatory comment it is in square brackets ([]). Missing
text is indicated by ellipsis (...) unless it is at the beginning or end
of the document in which case it may be assumed.

In general the documents listed below are in chronological order
with the exception of the statements of witnesses to the mutiny
and massacre. These statements were made sometime after the
events but I have chosen to list them according to the date of
the events rather than the date of the document, in order to
provide a more coherent narrative, but be aware that this
testimony was not necessarily available to the British at that time.

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Extracts from three letters by a Mr Martin to John Venables Sturt
telling of the death of the Rani, her innocence of rebellion,
and mentioning an autobiography of Damodar Rao and a biography
of the Rani by Damodar Rao.